By Emily Davies, John Hudson, Abigail Hauslohner, Patrick Svitek · NATIONAL, WHITEHOUSE, CONGRESS · Mar 28, 2025 – 1:20 PM The Trump administration on Friday moved to formally collapse the U.S. Agency for International Development, notifying remaining employees that their positions will be eliminated and that residual functions will be folded into the State Department. The decision to unilaterally shut down an agency established by […]
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Matthew Reichbach, is an editor with nm.news. He has covered New Mexico news and politics for more than a decade as the editor of NM Political Report.
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Trump administration moves to formally abolish USAID
By Emily Davies, John Hudson, Abigail Hauslohner, Patrick Svitek · NATIONAL, WHITEHOUSE, CONGRESS · Mar 28, 2025 – 1:20 PM The Trump administration on Friday moved to formally collapse the U.S. Agency for International Development, notifying remaining employees that their positions will be eliminated and that residual functions will be folded into the State Department. The decision to unilaterally shut down an agency established by […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Politics & Elections
Who’s running for mayor of Albuquerque?
By Matthew Reichbach An increasingly crowded mayoral race is likely to grow in the coming weeks. And as it’s an odd-numbered year, the Albuquerque mayoral race will be the political event to watch in New Mexico (along with the Santa Fe mayoral race, also this fall). The election will take place on Nov. 4 and […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Politics & Elections
Who’s running for mayor of Albuquerque?
By Matthew Reichbach An increasingly crowded mayoral race is likely to grow in the coming weeks. And as it’s an odd-numbered year, the Albuquerque mayoral race will be the political event to watch in New Mexico (along with the Santa Fe mayoral race, also this fall). The election will take place on Nov. 4 and […]
Posted inBernalillo County, Community Content, Courts, Justice & Safety, Local Gov.
BCSO to conduct anti-DWI measures
City Desk ABQ Staff Report The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office will conduct sobriety checkpoints and DWI-directed patrols in the county throughout the month of March. Deputies will be looking for motorists who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol on county roadways. A BCSO news release says it’s part of an effort to reduce […]
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BCSO to conduct anti-DWI measures
City Desk ABQ Staff Report The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office will conduct sobriety checkpoints and DWI-directed patrols in the county throughout the month of March. Deputies will be looking for motorists who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol on county roadways. A BCSO news release says it’s part of an effort to reduce […]
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Internal White House document details layoff plans across U.S. agencies
By Emily Davies, Jeff Stein · The Washington Post Federal officials are preparing for agencies to cut between 8 and 50 percent of their employees in the first phase of a Trump administration push to shrink the federal government, according to an internal White House document obtained by The Washington Post that contains closely held draft plans for reshaping […]
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Internal White House document details layoff plans across U.S. agencies
By Emily Davies, Jeff Stein · The Washington Post Federal officials are preparing for agencies to cut between 8 and 50 percent of their employees in the first phase of a Trump administration push to shrink the federal government, according to an internal White House document obtained by The Washington Post that contains closely held draft plans for reshaping […]
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Trump pulls Elise Stefanik’s nomination as U.N. ambassador
By Liz Goodwin, Theodoric Meyer · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The White House has pulled the nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-New York) as ambassador to the United Nations, after President Donald Trump expressed concern that Republicans could lose the red seat she represents in a special election. “With a very tight Majority, I don’t want to […]